Classificação Científica

Reino:	Animalia
Filo:	Chordata
Classe:	Aves
Ordem:	Passeriformes
Subordem:	Tyranni
Infraordem:	Tyrannides
	^{Wetmore & Miller, 1926}
Parvordem:	Tyrannida
Família:	Pipridae
	^{Rafinesque, 1815}
Subfamília:	Ilicurinae
	^{Prum, 1992}
Espécie:	C. pareola

Nome Científico

Chiroxiphia pareola
^{(Linnaeus, 1766)}

Nome em Inglês

Blue-backed Manakin

Estado de Conservação

^{(IUCN 3.1)}
Pouco Preocupante

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Blue-backed Manakin

The Blue-backed manakin is a Passeriforme of the family Pipridae.

Characteristics

It is about 12.5cm in size. The male has a red crown patch and a light blue back with the rest of the plumage black. The bill is black and the legs are orange-red. An exception is the ssp regina found in the west of Brazil where the crown patch is yellow not red. The female is olive-green but paler on the throat and belly.